"Please let your attorney know": Judge tells Trump he can testify at his hush money trial

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Salon

Published May 3, 2024 11:26AM (EDT)


Donald Trump has falsely claimed that he can "not testify" in his own trial because of the gag order. On Friday, Judge Juan Merchan corrected him.

The gag order “does not prohibit you from taking the stand," Merchan clarified, adding that it does not otherwise limit what Trump can say at trial.

Merchan then told Trump to “please let your attorney know.” That's because Trump’s lead defense lawyer, Todd Blanche, nodded along when Trump made his comments outside the courtroom yesterday.

When Merchan finished addressing Trump, the former president mouthed the words, “thank you,” The New York Times reported (as he entered the courtroom Friday, Trump had told reporters the order "stops me from talking about people and responding when they say things about me" ).

Read more: https://www.salon.com/2024/05/03/tells-he-can-testify-at-his-manhattan-trial-please-let-your-attorney-know/?in_brief=true

[Mr.WeRP]

1. Bwahahahahaaah

It’s moments like these that give me hope Trump will serve time for this crime… just reading the Judge’s tea leaves…

[twodogsbarking]

2. Don't you have to swear to tell the truth? That would rule him out.

[MOMFUDSKI]

3. Nice to see Merchan fucking with

Shitzinpants!

[getagrip_already]

4. The real question....

Was tsf and his attorney attempting to set up an inadequat defense argument?

If he didn't testify, he could have pointed to that tape and said he was mislead by his atty.

He already claimed that in his appeal of carrol 1. He said tacky taccopina told him not to testify and that was bad lawyerin.

He may have been trying to refine his argument.

[Scrivener7]

5. I wonder if his lawyer told him the gag order meant he couldn't testify because

the vile thing actually wants to take the stand.

And he believed it.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. That may be exactly what happened

and that is why the judge said "please let your attorney know".

[Wonder Why]

7. ZING! What an insult. Stick him where it hurts. Guess D. von S. put Merchan on the hit list